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The person who recognized Sanako was a young samurai with handsome facial features, but a pair of extremely ferocious slanted eyes ruined the overall beauty of his face.

"'Oni Komachi of Chiba'? Oh! Is that the Chiba Sanako from 'Original Chiba'?" Someone responded.

Because the Little Chiba Sword House is located in the barrel town, people also call it "barrel town Chiba".

"Chiba Sanako, hehehe, just right!"

The person who is speaking now is standing next to the "Samurai with angled eyes". He has three white eyes, a flat nose bridge, and thick lips. His words and deeds give people a very strong feeling of obscenity.

Just now, this guy has been insulting Sanako.

"I have long admired this great beauty. Hehehe, luck is just right. Originally, I just wanted to kidnap Natsume Tsuki, but in the end I caught the famous Chiba Sanako by chance. Sigh...! Unexpectedly, in my In my lifetime, I have the opportunity to play with such a wonderful girl... Ugh!"

This wretched "young man with a flat nose bridge" hadn't finished speaking, the rest of his voice turned into a cry of pain.

The "Samurai with Angled Eyes" who was standing beside him threw a punch, which hit the "Young Man with a Flat Nose Bridge" on the cheek.

"Samurai with angled eyes" used a lot of strength... "Young man with flat nose bridge" was sent flying, and did not stop "flying" until he hit a certain dining table. A wisp of reddish liquid mixed with saliva and blood dripped from the corner of its mouth.

"Sakakichi Chiba of Little Chiba Sword Gym once had kindness to Mr. Kanno."

"Samurai with angled eyes" had a cold tone, as if he could spit out ice scum at any time.

"Handling Chiba Sanako, Chiba Sadakichi's daughter... How many heads do you have enough for Mr. Kanno?"

The "snub-nosed youth" who was blown away struggled to get up, and he was full of resentment when he was suddenly punched by the "Samurai with angled eyes", but after hearing the name "Mr. Kanno", he immediately vented his anger Like an angry ball, the resentment on his face dissipated suddenly.

The remaining emotions on his face were only shivering and fear.

"...Then what are we going to do now?" Someone said in a low voice to "Samurai with Angled Eyes" at this time, "Our goal is only this Natsume Tsuki."

"Now one more person has been caught, and this person is the famous Chiba Sanako... How should we deal with this?"

"It's impossible to let her go, right? We can't let the outside world know that 'Natsume Sohachiro's daughter is missing'."

"How about...kill Chiba Sanako?"

As the man spoke, he raised his hand indifferently and wiped his neck.

"No way!" "Samurai with Angle-Eyed Eyes" retorted sharply without thinking, "Did I say that just now? Chiba Sakakichi has kindness to Mr. Kanno, and God knows how Mr. Kanno will react if he acts rashly on Chiba Sakakichi's daughter!"

"... Tsk!" The samurai who proposed to kill Chiba Sanako just now smacked his lips impatiently, and then pouted vigorously at Sanako who passed out on the dining table, "Then what shall we do?" deal with this woman?"

Under the gazes of everyone, "Samurai with Angled Eyes" gritted his teeth after pondering for a moment:

"...Take her away with Natsume Tsuki and bring her back!"

"Let Mr. Kanno decide for himself how to deal with this woman."

The rest of them looked at each other, then nodded in agreement.

In addition to this method, there is no other safer and less error-prone means.

"That, that..."

At this time, a trembling voice sounded from behind the "Samurai with Angled Eyes" and others.

The owner of this teahouse...that is, the middle-aged man who was still energetically greeting Natsume Tsuki just now, his hair half gray, stepped shyly out of the kitchen.

"I, I, I have already put medicine into the tea of ​​Ms. Natsume and the others according to your instructions."

"Can you release my wife and children as agreed?"

"I guarantee, guarantee! I will never tell anyone what happened today!"

The boss's head drooped, his waist was bent, and his face showed a begging look... The whole person showed an extremely humble posture.

After the boss finished speaking in an extremely humble tone... "Samurai with angled eyes" and others squinted at him.

Boom!

"Samurai with angled eyes" kicked hard on the ground, making a loud noise.

Jumping up, he threw himself on the boss, opened his arms, and hugged the boss's head with all his might——

Click!

The boss's head was turned 180 degrees.

The back of the head, which was supposed to be facing the back, was turned to the front, and it was supposed to be turned to the back, which was supposed to be facing the face in front of him.

The boss died suddenly before he could even say a word of pain.

"Sorry, compared to believing that you will keep your promise and not tell others what happened today...we still think it is more convenient and safer to let you never speak up."

"At this time of national crisis, everyone in this country is needed to contribute their hearts and minds."

"Your sacrifice will add another boost to our 'great cause of eliminating barbarians'."

After all, "Samurai with Angled Eyes" slowly let go of the boss in his arms...

"Remember to take this person's body away later, then tie his body to a stone and throw it into Edo Bay."

There was no trace of remorse or guilt on his face.

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...

As soon as he returned to the residence, Qingdeng saw Harada's triumphant face.

"Mr. Orange!" Harada leaned on his spear with his right hand, put his left hand on his hips, raised his chin, raised his chest and raised his head, with a triumphant expression, "We successfully captured this man in a suit!"

On the ground in front of Harada, lay the young Kazuto in a suit and leather shoes with a pale face who had been sitting opposite to the beard in the pastry shop.

Qingdeng sent detailed inquiries to Saito and the others, and soon learned the whole process of the three of them arresting the man in the suit.

This man in a suit not only doesn't know any martial arts, but also has poor physical strength visible to the naked eye. His footsteps were floating, and when his feet swung... it seemed more like he was floating than running.

Such a guy who neither knew martial arts nor was physically strong could escape the palms of Saito and his group of young and strong warriors.

The man in the suit didn't even run out for a street, and was subdued to the ground with the full assistance of Saito's three people.

Saito and the others not only caught the man in the suit, but also found out the identity of this guy with the help of a passer-by.

"Huh? Isn't this Mr. Hanada?" - After Saito and the others subdued the man in the suit, a woman dressed in kimono in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

Someone actually recognized this man in a suit... Of course Saito and the others couldn't ignore such important information.

So, Saito and the others immediately found the woman who made this exclamation among the onlookers, and questioned her in detail.

The person in charge of interrogating this woman...is Saito.

From another perspective, the taciturn Saito is very suitable for the role of "interrogator".

Because words are like gold, Saito never beats around the bush when he asks questions, and always gets straight to the point. Questions that can be explained clearly in 5 words, he never uses 6 words.

For example, when asking the woman, Saito directly asked straight to the point:

"You know this person?"

Then, Saito seldom has emotions, and his expressive face is quite oppressive, which can bring strong psychological pressure to the interviewee.

Under Saito's efficient questioning without wasting any time and saliva, they soon obtained a lot of information about the man in the suit from the woman.

The man in the suit was named "Hanata Qiro", and he was a Lan Fang doctor who lived in this residence.

The so-called Lanfang doctors are doctors who use Western medicine.

Hanada Shichiro went to sea six years ago to study Western medical skills, and returned two years ago. Because of his excellent medical skills, and the medical skills he uses are Western medical skills familiar to Westerners, he is very popular in the Edo settlement. Westerners of all ages.

Because the main clients are Westerners in the Edo settlement, in order to facilitate the consultation of regular customers in the settlement, Shichiro Hanada now often lives in the settlement.

After questioning the woman until there was nothing left to ask, Saito and the others thanked the woman who cooperated with their investigation.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and began to interrogate the man in the suit...that is, Shichiro Hanada.

Faced with Saito's interrogation, Hanada Shichiro's mouth was very hard.

He has always insisted that he is an innocent citizen. The reason why he ran away when he saw Qingdeng and the others in the dim sum shop was because he was frightened by the dangling knives in Qingdeng and Yongcang's hands. Come in and kill the "national thief".

As for the bearded man who was sitting at the same table with him at the time, Qiro Hanada said—"I have seen this person before, because I happened to meet him in that dim sum shop, so I invited him over Let's eat dim sum together, I only know his name is Takakura Heigoro, I don't know the rest!"

No matter how Saito and the others interrogated and threatened, Hanada Shichiro remained unmoved and insisted that he was innocent.

Regarding Hanada Shichiro's insistence that he is an innocent person, Qingdeng only holds one attitude: Say what you want! Anyway, I'll take you back to the execution office first!

The streets of the reservation are never a suitable place for questioning.

After being escorted back to the Enforcement Office, he had a lot of time to slowly investigate the relationship between Hanada Shichiro and the bearded man who was suspected to be a member of the barbarian group.

All the suspects that could be caught have been caught, and Qingdeng and the others have no reason to stay in the reservation area for a long time.

Anthony and his family helped Qingdeng and the others a lot today.

Now that they are leaving the residence, they can't just leave without saying hello to Anthony and the others.

Qingdeng found a large cloak that could be used to cover his bloody clothes, and let Saito and the others, who needed to escort Hanada Shichiro and the others, go ahead and return to Anthony's mansion alone. ...

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...

Outside the mansion of Anthony's family, Qing Dengchao, who stood side by side in front of him, Anthony, Alodi, and Leroy briefly outlined their "capture operation" just now.

"...Anyway, that's the way it is. We have successfully caught a few suspicious elements, so we are going back to the execution office now."

When Qingdeng came to say goodbye, Ai Luodi was still in class time.

After learning from Leroy that Qingden and the others were leaving the residence, Elodie hurriedly asked her tutor Gerald for a 20-minute vacation, and then came to say goodbye to Qingden with Anthony and Leroy.

"Mr. Angoulême, thank you very much for your assistance today."

Although he had already said "thank you" to Anthony and the others many times today, Qingdeng still didn't feel bored and gave the gift of thanks again to the old, the young, and the maid in front of him at this moment.

"Mr. Orange, don't be so polite. Compared with your life-saving grace, our little favor is nothing."

Qing Deng took the trouble to say "thank you", and the smiling Anthony also said "you're welcome".

After thanking Anthony, Qing Deng turned to thank Leroy.

Leroy made them black tea today... Although Saito and the others discovered the bearded man who entered the dim sum shop at the same time as Leroy made the black tea, Qingdeng and the others didn't have the chance to drink Leroy's tea. The black tea made by Roy, but for the hard work of others, there must be something to show.

The "old" and "maid" in the trio of "an old man, a young man, and a maid" have already thanked and said goodbye...Qingdeng turned his gaze to Elodie who was standing behind Anthony.

Elodie has been quite quiet since just now, not talking much, just standing behind Anthony.

After Qingdeng looked over, Elodie, who felt Qingdeng's gaze, raised her small head and looked at Qingdeng, then blinked her big eyes vigorously as if she couldn't calm down, and folded her plain hands in front of her navel Quietly clenched the cloth of the robe around her stomach...

Looking at Elodie's obviously different appearance, Qing Deng couldn't help but raised his eyebrows in confusion.

At this moment, Elodie took a deep breath, and then showed Qing Deng a decent smile in the style of a "little adult".

"Mr. Orange, what a pity."

"I still want to continue playing with you, Mr. Orange, after today's class is over."

"It seems... we can only wait for the next time."

The fog that had arisen in his mind just now because he wondered why Ai Luodi looked strange now dissipated suddenly.

What Elodie said just now made Qingdeng suddenly recall the words Leroy said to him about half an hour ago——

(Mr. Orange, thank you very much for your willingness to play with Miss just now.)

...

(Miss, she... has been very lonely since she moved to Edo.)

...

(It's been a long time since I swung a sword with someone today...Miss must be very happy.)

...

Qingdeng looked carefully at Elodie's face. Although it was well hidden, she could still find a faint look of loneliness from her brows and pupils.

It was not easy to find someone who could play with her, but these people are leaving now, and only her, grandpa and maid are left in the spacious mansion... Although I don't know if it is accurate, but Qingdeng guesses that Alodie is probably here now Kind of mood.

Qing Deng, who instantly understood why Alodi looked different now, relaxed his cheeks, and the corners of his mouth also relaxed, his gaze and expression softened due to the relaxation of the muscles on his face.

"...Sorry, Miss Angouleme. I can't play with you today."

Qingdeng didn't have any long speeches with this modest and polite little girl.

After briefly apologizing to Elodie for the fact that he had to leave the residence now, Qingdeng squatted down, making his line of sight half as short as that of Elodie, who was only 142cm tall.

"Although I can't tell when it will be...but when I have the opportunity or time to come here again next time, I will continue to play with you."

"At that time, let me see more tricks in sword stabbing."

Qingdeng's tone was not impassioned...it was also very calm.

But the strange thing is that after hearing this, Elodie felt a strange sense of peace of mind.

The bursts of loneliness flickering in the bottom of the pupil disappeared under the dispelling of this strange sense of peace in the bottom of my heart.

she laughed.

Although Alodie had been smiling just now, the smile she was showing now was completely different from the one she had just shown.

more natural? Kinder?

Difficult to describe with specific adjectives.

If Qingdeng were to use his own words to describe the smile on Alodi's face now...

This is the shy and childish smile unique to girls of her age...Qingdeng felt that there should be no more accurate evaluation than his.

"Then you should try to come in the morning or evening!" Elodie half-jokingly said with a smile, "I only don't need to go to class during these time slots!"

Qingdeng laughed out loud.

"Well! I'll try my best."

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...

After escorting Shichiro Hanada and the archers headed by the "middle-aged bearded man" back to the enforcement office, and then continuing to deal with a series of complicated but necessary things such as handing over the suspects and reporting today's arrest operation, The sun has sunk below the horizon.

What can be done, Qingdeng has already done.

Now we can only wait for the professional gang in the interrogation - the prison guards to get information from these people.

After dragging his exhausted body after a day's work, and Saito and the others returned to the testing hall, Qingdeng spent the rest of the day in peace as usual.

Have dinner, practice at night, and take a bath at Chihiro House with Saito, Yongcang, and Harada...

However——when Qingdeng washed away most of his fatigue with the hot water in the bathing pool of Qianxun House, and returned to the testing hall with the wooden basin containing the dirty clothes and soap he had changed... A situation where "comfort as usual" was destroyed occurred.

As soon as the huge shadow of the testing hall appeared within Qingdeng's field of vision, Qingdeng saw a familiar figure of Youdao standing at the gate of the testing hall from a distance.

It was Chiba Shigetaro who had a pretty good relationship with Qingdeng.

I saw Chiba Shigetaro standing outside the gate of the test hall, talking anxiously to Kondo and Okita who were standing face to face with him.

Kondo and Okita's expressions were extraordinarily serious.

It's okay for Kondo's serious expression...but Okita's expression is also very serious, which makes Qingdeng's heart sink.

Chong Tian, ​​who is cheerful and cheerful every day, actually showed such an expression... Qingdeng vaguely guessed that something very bad must have happened, and an ominous premonition emerged in his heart.

Qingdeng hugged the bathtub tightly in his arms, leading Saito and the others to speed up their pace a little.

"Ah, Mr. Ju!" Okita was the first to spot Qingdeng and the others who had returned, and he waved vigorously at Qingdeng and the others, "It's just in time for you to come back!"

It's just in time to come back... Hearing these words from Okita, the ominous premonition in Qingdeng's heart became a little stronger.

Before Qingdeng had time to ask "what's the matter", Chiba Shigetaro, whose face was a little pale, said quickly:

"Tachibana-kun, have you seen Sanako today?"

"Miss Zuo Nazi?" Qing Deng frowned suddenly.

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...

Although Chiba Shigetaro was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he still hadn't lost his basic language skills.

Under his fairly clear and detailed explanation, Qingdeng, who understood what had happened, suddenly became as dignified as Kondo and Okita.

Sanako is missing!

Sanako, who had the task of "going to teach Little Princess Date" today, was supposed to return to Little Chiba Sword Hall at noon today, but she didn't see Sana until the afternoon The figure of the son's return.

At first, Chiba Shigetaro and the others didn't pay much attention to it, because it was common for Sanako to suddenly want to go somewhere for a stroll before going home to relax.

Time passed bit by bit... It was not until the sky and night gradually became darker that Chiba Shigetaro and the others gradually realized that something was wrong.

Sanako has never tried to stay away from home for such a long time...

Chiba Sakakichi and Chiba Shigetaro, who gradually had an ominous feeling in their hearts, couldn't sit still anymore.

Chiba Singkichi personally went to the mansion of the Uwajima clan and asked them if they knew where Sanako was going.

Chiba Shigetaro first went to several places where Sanako frequented, such as Xuanwukan, looking for Sanako.

Neither Chiba Sakakichi nor Chiba Shigetaro... got nothing.

The ominous premonition in my heart turned into a terrifying conjecture!

It was getting dark, and the enforcement office had long since closed, and when I went to report to the officials, there would only be empty rooms.

Chiba Shigetaro and others, who were worried about Sanako's safety, didn't care whether it was dark or whether it was too late. They decided to mobilize all the manpower they could to help them find Sanako.

For example, they just entrusted people from Xuanwu Hall to help. Chiba Shigetaro approached him and Sanako's cousins: Xuanwukan master Chiba Michizaburo and Xuanwukan master Chiba Tomonshiro.

Sanako is the jewel in the palm of their Chiba family. After learning that Sanako has disappeared, Chiba Michizaburo and Chiba Tamon Shiro are also very nervous.

After Chiba Shigetaro explained the whole story to them, they said without hesitation that they "dedicated to help each other with all their strength".

The reason why Chiba Shigetaro appeared in the test hall at this moment is to ask everyone in the test hall if they have seen Sanako, and to ask everyone in the test hall to help him.

Should I say it's a coincidence... Chiba Shigetaro came to the Weiwei Pavilion at the right time.

Qingdeng just met Zuo Nazi, just today.

"Today near noon, I saw Miss Sanako." Qing Deng said in a deep voice, "She was with a girl named Natsume Yue at the time, and the two of them seemed to be going somewhere to play."

"Natsume Moon?" As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, Chiba Shigetaro's eyes widened in shock and surprise.

After working all night, I finally got some high-value information related to Sanako... Chiba Shigetaro was in ecstasy, and hurriedly asked:

"Tachibana-kun! Can you tell me in detail how you met Sanako today?"

Qingdeng nodded, and then tirelessly told the whole story of his encounter with Zanazi today.

After Qingdeng told him everything he knew, Chiba Shigetaro immediately handed over a new question:

"Did Sanako say where she was going with Natsume Tsuki?"

"No." Qingdeng shook his head lightly, "Miss Zuo Nazi didn't say where they were going, and I didn't ask either."

The most critical place was blank... Chiba Shigetaro's pupils and face uncontrollably surged with anxiety and regret.

At this time, Qingdeng, who had been the "interviewee" just now, suddenly changed his identity, and asked Chiba Shigetaro in a serious tone:

"Mr. Shigetaro, Ms. Sanako told me today: That Natsume Yue is one of the disciples who are currently practicing martial arts in the Little Chiba Sword Academy. Since she is a member of your Little Chiba Sword Academy, then you know that this girl Where do you live?"

"I don't know...but there should be Natsume Tsuki's address in the student book hidden in the sword hall!"

"That's good." Qingdeng nodded, "Since that's the case, let's go to Natsume Yue's house now! After finding Natsume Yue, maybe we can get some clues from her!"

Natsume Tsuki is the only clue so far... Apart from going to Natsume Tsuki, there is no other more effective action right now. Therefore, Chiba Shigetaro nodded vigorously and solemnly, expressing his agreement to Qingdeng's proposal just now.

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...

Zuo Nazi's whereabouts are unknown now, and it is naturally impossible for them to remain indifferent to the guarding hall.

Therefore, there was no need for Chiba Shigetaro to make more pleas, Qingdeng, Okita and the others spontaneously expressed their willingness to help.

After a brief discussion, the team in the test guard quickly made a division of labor.

Okita and the others went to various places in Edo to look for Sanako.

And Qingdeng went to find Natsume Tsuki with Chiba Shigetaro. The two of them first went back to Little Chiba Sword Gym, found Natsume Yue's address in the student book of the sword Gym, and then went straight to Natsume Yue's home without stopping.

It is indeed a big wine merchant who has gained fame in recent years... Xia Mu's house has an aura of wealth just from the surrounding walls.

After notifying the steward of Natsume's house, Qingdeng and Chiba Shigetaro were led into the house, and not long after that, a big man appeared in person to meet Qingdeng and the others.

This big man is none other than Natsume Tsuki's father: Natsume Takahachiro.

Chiba Shigetaro, who was eager to miss his sister, couldn't care less about etiquette. After a brief exchange of greetings with Natsume Sohachiro, he bluntly clarified why they came and asked Natsume Tsuki where he was now.

Before coming to Natsume's house, Qingdeng had imagined various situations.

Some have guessed that Natsume Tsuki is safe and sound, and some have guessed that Natsume Tsuki might have disappeared with Sanako.

Obviously, all kinds of conjectures and psychological preparations have been made in advance... But the answer Natsume Shohachiro gave now still exceeded all Qingdeng's expectations.

"Ah Yue, she came back this afternoon." Natsume Sohachiro said in a deep voice, "But she is not at home now."

"Her grandmother, who lives in Osaka, has been in poor health."

"This afternoon, You Feijiao delivered a letter from her grandmother: She fell ill again. Although the condition is not serious, she still needs to rest in bed for a while."

"Because she was worried about her sick grandma, Ah Yue hurriedly left for Osaka at about 7:00 am (4:00 pm). It should take half a month for her to come back."

"What?" Chiba Shigetaro was so shocked that his eyes were as big as copper bells, "Miss Natsume is not at home now? Then, did she mention anything related to Sanako to you today? "

"No." Natsume Takahachiro shook his head, "She only told me: she met Miss Chiba outside today, and then went to play with Miss Chiba, and had a great time with Miss Chiba."

"..." Qing Deng, who was sitting side by side with Chiba Shigetaro, now frowned.

Sanako disappeared today, and Natsume Tsuki, who went to play with Sanako today, happened to be away from home because she went to Osaka to visit her sick grandmother...

What the hell is such a coincidence... Qingdeng said this secretly in his heart, while narrowing his eyes slightly, with meaningful eyes, he took a deep look at Natsume Sohachiro.

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